Single-player games like Painworld
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Painworld, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Pal Up!
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Painworld.
Climb to the heavens across worlds, avoiding dangerous enemies in this "Souls-Like" game.
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Menes: The Chainbreaker
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Painworld.
Glide using the Icarus wings, face deadly bosses and uncover why is the Creator being chained. You will fall a lot, but rise even more! Defeat Gods and Monsters, overcome hazards, mysterious lore and surreal aesthetics. Uncover the first pieces of Menes and Bastet’s story.
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Blue Fire
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Painworld.
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
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Remnant: From the Ashes
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Painworld.
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
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Scars Above
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Painworld.
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Painworld.
Her legacy lives on! Play the next series of Tomb Raider adventures in this remastered collection of Lara Croft's darkest adventures.
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Mineirinho Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Painworld.
A really cool 3d platform game, lots of extreme adventures with our friend Miner, now we have the option Double Miner and the adventure gets a lot cooler. Director's Cut version has unpublished scenes that have never been seen.
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Cloudbuilt
Single-player alternative to Painworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Painworld.
Rocket parkour your way through dizzying obstacles and lethal robot hazards, in this 3rd person action platformer with over 40 levels, and even more community levels.